Recreational cannabis will be legal by next summer but many B.C. municipalities are still in the dark about what their responsibilities will be, and how they might benefit financially, when the time comes. (Associated Press)

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Mayors from across the province will be in Vancouver this week for the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, and high on the agenda are concerns about how cannabis legalization will impact their communities.

Host Gloria Macarenko will speak with civic leaders after they vote on a special resolution asking the province for input on the legalization plan for cannabis.

Seeking clarification

Municipalities are seeking clarification from the province on what their role will be when it comes to policing and profiting from recreational pot.

The UBCM surveyed 57 of its members and only 7.2 per cent of respondents said they had been directly consulted by the federal or provincial government.

The resolution asks for "fulsome and meaningful provincial consultation" as well as funding to cover administrative costs, equitable sharing of tax revenues, and respect for local authorities concerning land use and zoning decisions.